afraid of

language: de

definitions

  1. Feeling fear, anxiety, or apprehension towards a specific person, animal, object, or situation.
    de: Angst haben
  2. Worried or anxious that a particular undesirable event, outcome, or truth might occur or be real.
    de: besorgt, ängstlich
  3. Unwilling or hesitant to take a specific action due to fear of causing offense, harm, or negative consequences.
    de: zögerlich, nicht bereit

examples

  1. Baoyu admired Sister Feng's intelligence but was sometimes afraid of her.

    Baoyu bewunderte Fengs Intelligenz, aber manchmal hatte er Angst vor ihr.

  2. She is constantly afraid of failing the upcoming examination despite thorough preparation.

    Trotz gründlicher Vorbereitung hat sie ständig Angst, die bevorstehende Prüfung nicht zu bestehen.

  3. He remained silent during the meeting because he was afraid of speaking out against the manager.

    Er blieb während der Sitzung stumm, weil er Angst hatte, sich gegen den Manager auszusprechen.